Pheasant Surname

235,884th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,705 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Pheasant Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the pheasant'; 'fesaunt' (Chaucer). Old French faisan. The wilder birds were popular nicknames; compare Partridge, Hawk, Kite, Heron.

Robert Fesuant, Oxfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

John ffesaunt, Close Rolls, Edward III.

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Pheasant Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States9381:386,41734,021
England4791:116,32211,861
South Africa871:622,73246,743
Canada571:646,41452,764
New Zealand441:102,91613,667
Australia311:870,82953,581
Germany261:3,096,364143,912
Zimbabwe131:1,187,55768,998
Wales81:386,81619,671
Scotland71:764,83125,488
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
France21:33,211,361423,184
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2821:86,4379,090
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1631:308,09024,322

Pheasant (20) may also be a first name.

Pheasant Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the pheasant'; 'fesaunt' (Chaucer). Old French faisan. The wilder birds were popular nicknames; compare Partridge, Hawk, Kite, Heron.

Robert Fesuant, Oxfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

John ffesaunt, Close Rolls, Edward III. pt.

Willelmus Faysand, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

William Fesaunt, rector of Wood Rysing, Norfolk, 1380: History of Norfolk.

James Phesaunte, c. 1550. Calendar of Pleadings, temp. Elizabeth I.

1767. Married — Morris Jones and Elizabeth Pheasant: St. George, Hanover Square.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(Anglo-French-Latin-Greek) a nickname and sign-name from the bird so called [Middle English fesa(u)nt, French faisan, Latin phasiana]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

The bird; unless, indeed, it may be a corruption of the French paysan, English peasant.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From Lepheasant, near St Austell; from le-vissan, the lower place; or le-vease, the outward place. Fazan, Fazon are most probably the same name.

Patronymica Cornu-Britannica (1870) by Richard Stephen Charnock

"In England I have heard of a Miss Partridge, who married a Mr. Pheasant, and her sister married a Mr. Part­ridge. There was some other bird in the family." This name, as well as Fesant, Fazan, Fazon, are probably from Lepheasant, near St. Austel; from le-vissan, the lower place; or le-vease, the outward place.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Radulphus le Paisant, Normandy 1180-95 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae); Walter Peysun, Engl. c. 1272 (Rotuli Hundredorum).

The Norman People (1874)

From the French, Paysan; a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Pheasant Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Pheasant Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Pheasant has its highest incidence in The United States. It may be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Pheasant.

How Common Is The Last Name Pheasant? popularity and diffusion

Pheasant is the 235,884th most commonly occurring family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 4,274,220 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 58 percent of Pheasant live; 58 percent live in North America and 58 percent live in Anglo-North America. Pheasant is also the 2,446,817th most widely held first name in the world It is held by 20 people.

The last name Pheasant is most frequent in The United States, where it is held by 938 people, or 1 in 386,417. In The United States it is most frequent in: Nevada, where 29 percent live, Pennsylvania, where 20 percent live and Washington, where 9 percent live. Aside from The United States Pheasant is found in 19 countries. It is also common in England, where 28 percent live and South Africa, where 5 percent live.

Pheasant Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Pheasant has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Pheasant last name grew 575 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 170 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Pheasant Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Pheasant surname are 23.55% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 70.32% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Pheasant earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 34.82% less than the national average, earning R 154,884 per year; in United States they earn 12.02% less than the national average, earning $37,961 USD per year and in Canada they earn 47.99% more than the national average, earning $73,526 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pheeasant941/
Pheasants940/
Peasant93263/
Phesant934/
Phasant930/
Peasants882/
Peasantz881/
Phetsant881/
Pesant861,738/
Phasan86216/
Pasant8669/
Phesan8616/
Peasan862/
Phaisan805,123/
Pesante801,852/
Phasane801,586/
Paysant801,013/
Passant80838/
Paisant80614/
Phasang80476/
Pasante80243/
Phesane80112/
Pessant80111/
Phetsan8066/
Physant8032/
Phatsan8027/
Peazant8020/
Pashant8015/
Peasand8010/
Phoesan805/
Pausant803/
Phaysan802/
Phadsan802/
Pahasan801/
Pasanth801/
Pejaant801/
Phashan801/
Phezant801/
Peisant801/
Pescant801/
Phisant801/
Paesant801/
Peasang801/
Paseant800/
Pasan772,709/
Pesan77199/
Phassang751,116/
Passante751,019/
Phetsang75254/
Paisante7563/
Pheshane7511/
Piyasant7511/
Paschant759/
Phatsane758/
Phetsean758/
Phaysane757/
Phisandt757/
Pahasian756/
Phashane756/
Pessaint755/
Pashanth753/
Phaisane752/
Passaunt751/
Phashang751/
Phessang751/
Phaihsan751/
Phaishan751/
Payssant751/
Paisaint751/
Phissant751/
Pheyajan751/
Phasahan751/
Phatsang751/
Phejason751/
Phetsane751/
Phaaisan751/
Phadsang751/
Paissant750/
Paessant750/
Paysaant750/
Pasang715,183/
Pasand714,089/
Vasant714,013/
Patsan713,577/
Pascan713,087/
Pasian711,577/
Paisan711,569/
Phason711,369/
Paysan71636/
Puesan71510/
Pashan71432/
Pausan71418/
Pasane71389/
Peason71330/
Pezant71328/
Pessan71290/
Passan71229/
Phisan71200/
Pasaan71161/
Phasen71153/
Pesang71139/
Pesian71116/
Pesane7178/
Phejan7175/
Pisant7174/
Paesan7161/
Pazant7155/
Petsan7141/
Pescan7133/
Phajan7132/
Peisan7129/
Phetshane7125/
Pasann7118/
Poesan7116/
Pasain7115/
Peysan7115/
Paasan7112/
Fhasan719/
Pasanh717/
Pahsan716/
Phasam716/
Phecan716/
Pasaun712/
Pheson712/
Peusan712/
Pesain712/
Phatshane712/
Passainte711/
Paxant711/
Phehajhan711/
Phissaint711/
Fesant711/
Peesan711/
Vesant711/
Paszan711/
Pacant711/
Phacan711/
Piesan711/
Phats'ane711/
Pesand711/
Veasan711/
Pasjan711/
Phetseang711/
Pajant711/
Peajan711/
Passannte711/
Pecant710/
Vasanth672,874/
Payusan671,399/
Passang671,201/
Faisant671,116/
Phatson67577/
Phasong67425/
Payzant67416/
Pisante67378/
Phiosan67354/
Paiusan67332/
Petsang67318/
Paissan67311/
Phaison67304/
Pashane67244/
Pashaan67227/
Pejante67209/
Phaijan67199/
Vassant67198/
Pashang67185/
Pasasin67166/
Payosan67144/
Phajhan67142/
Phaeson67138/
Payssan67126/
Phachan67112/
Petsain67110/
Pausang6794/
Fashant6791/
Pasahan6786/
Phetsen6770/
Phetson6768/
Piyasan6764/
Patsang6761/
Phetjan6761/
Fessant6758/
Pessane6754/
Pashanh6752/
Pashand6744/
Paysian6741/
Pasaung6735/
Peatson6732/
Peiszan6731/
Fiesant6731/
Phisane6729/
Passand6727/
Petsane6726/
Poisant6722/
Phazian6721/
Pichant6717/
Peadson6717/
Paisang6717/
Phoeson6716/
Peysang6716/
Peasson6714/
Paitsan6713/
Paisanh6712/
Phejhan6712/
Peachan6711/
Pessang6711/
Pashain679/
Paschan679/
Pattsan679/
Phazang678/
Patsane678/
Pausain678/
Phasham677/
Vahasan677/
Phazane677/
Padsang677/
Vasaint676/
Hfassan676/
Phechan676/
Vashant675/
Pousant675/
Phaujan675/
Paytsan674/
Padsane674/
Fasante674/
Phayjan674/
Phoesen674/
Paesand674/
Pheatchang674/
Phedson673/
Phaizan673/
Vasannt673/
Phacanh673/
Puisant673/
Payasan673/
Peitsan672/
Peyasen672/
Passanh672/
Phaseen672/
Phetsam672/
Piscant672/
Pahajan672/
Pechant672/
Passane672/
Pasacin672/
Pissant672/
Phessen672/
Pescaan672/
Pasagne672/
Pascand672/
Paucant672/
Pojasan672/
Phaisam672/
Pasahyn672/
Pashamn671/
Pathsan671/
Passann671/
Pasangh671/
Pashaun671/
Peisang671/
Pausane671/
Puezant671/
Pharzan671/
Phauzan671/
Phayson671/
Pheijan671/
Pheisen671/
Pheison671/
Phejean671/
Pettsan671/
Phajamn671/
Peshant671/
Pessand671/
Piosant671/
Paisian671/
Paassan671/
Fahasan671/
Paisane671/
Paizant671/
Pausian671/
Payisan671/
Pazhsan671/
Pasiahn671/
Passahn671/
Pasayne671/
Pahasen671/
Paesain671/
Pieason671/
Pezzaan671/
Phacand671/
Peutsan671/
Peyszan671/
Phasean671/
Peasone671/
Pehsand671/
Pedsaan671/
Pessain671/
Puyasan671/
Fassant671/
Phaesen671/
Hpasand671/
Hpassan671/
Phatshanne671/
Phezane671/
Phissan671/
Phatjan671/
Phassen671/
Phadjan671/
Pachant671/
Paaisan671/
Paiasan671/
Paisand671/
Pedsang671/
Pasasen671/
Pashent670/
Vausant670/
Paysont670/
Perzant670/
Peadsen670/
Phesson670/
Parzant670/

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